West Lothian Council have responded to the Scottish Government and COSLA's proposed changes to council tax charges across the country
Proposals to increase council tax across the country have been criticised and will “only make the cost of living crisis worse”.
That is one of many points included as part of West Lothian Council’s response to The Scottish Government and COSLA, who have launched a joint consultation on proposed changes to current council tax charges across Scotland.Council Tax contributes less than 20 per cent of local authority’s total budget but it remains a key source of funding that helps provide services such as social care, local infrastructure, paths and parks and schools.
The Council Executive also noted that insufficient levels of grant funding from the Scottish Government , combined with rising costs have resulted in £150 million of budget saving measures in West Lothian over the past fifteen years.Leader of West Lothian Council, Lawrence Fitzpatrick said: “The answer to how local services are rescued is not to increase Council Tax for some, but for the Scottish Government to increase their grant funding for everyone.
“However, while recognising the need for additional funding to deliver council services, the council believe that this should come from the Scottish Government rather than council tax payers. “The Scottish Government has over the last 16 years weakened the activity of Councils to maintain high quality services for the West Lothian community.
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